Previous Concerts
Musical Director: Anthony Burns-Cox
| 1981 | December | Handel | Messiah |
| 1982 | April | Dvořák | Mass in D |
| June | Britten | St. Nicolas | |
| December | Handel | Messiah | |
| 1983 | December | Bach | Christmas Oratorio |
| 1984 | June | Vivaldi | Gloria |
| Mathias | Missa Brevis | ||
| Mozart | Solemn Vespers | ||
| Monteverdi | Beatus Vir | ||
| December | Schutz | The Christmas Story | |
| Charpentier | Messe de Minuit |
Musical Director: David Goddard
| 1985 | December | Handel | Messiah |
| 1986 | June | Mendelssohn | Elijah |
Musical Director: Jeffrey Williams
| 1986 | December | Haydn | The Creation |
| 1987 | June | Rossini | Petite Messe Solenelle |
| December | Handel | Utrecht Te Deum | |
| Handel | Jubilate | ||
| Bach | Magnificat | ||
| 1988 | June | Britten | St. Nicolas |
| Haydn | Nelson Mass | ||
| December | Handel | Messiah | |
| 1989 | June | Janáček | The Lords Prayer |
| Bernstein | Chichester Psalms | ||
| Fauré | Requiem | ||
| December | Bach | Christmas Oratorio | |
| 1990 | June | Mendelssohn | Elijah |
Musical Director: David Truslove
| 1991 | June | Handel | Zadok the Priest |
| Burgon | Songs of the Creation | ||
| Mozart | Coronation Mass | ||
| Purcell | Come ye sons of Art | ||
| December | Saint Saëns | Christmas Oratorio | |
| Mendelssohn | Hear my Prayer | ||
| Bach | Cantata 140 Wachet Auf | ||
| Finzi | In terra pax | ||
| 1992 | June | Haydn | Insane et vanae curae |
| Salieri | Te Deum | ||
| Haydn | Mass in time of war | ||
| December | Bach | Magnificat | |
| Vivaldi | Dixit Dominus | ||
| 1993 | March | Fauré | Requiem |
| Dyson | Hierusalem | ||
| Fauré | Cantique de Jean Racine | ||
| July | Parry | Blest pair of Sirens | |
| Stanford | Songs of the fleet | ||
| Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs | ||
| December | Handel | Messiah | |
| 1994 | February | Blake | Benedictus |
| June | Mozart | Splendente Te Deus | |
| Mozart | Requiem | ||
| December | Finzi | Magnificat | |
| Bush | In Praise of Mary | ||
| Vivaldi | Gloria | ||
| 1995 | June | Handel | Coronation Anthems |
| Handel | Laudate pueri Dominum | ||
| July | Lambert | Rio Grande | |
| Orff | Carmina Burana | ||
| December | Tavener | Hymn to the Mother of God | |
| Purcell | My heart is inditing | ||
| Britten | St. Nicolas | ||
| 1996 | June | Fauré | Cantique de Jean Racine |
| Vierne | Messe Solennelle | ||
| Elgar | Great is the Lord | ||
| Parry | Blest pair of Sirens | ||
| July | Haydn | The Creation | |
| December | Bruch | Gruss an die heilige Nacht (UK Premiere) | |
| Mendelssohn | Hymn of Praise | ||
| 1997 | April | Brahms | Liebeslieder Waltzes |
| Tippett | Five Negro Spirituals | ||
| Ferguson | From Far and Lear (commissioned work) | ||
| June | Holst | Two Psalms | |
| Monteverdi | Beatus Vir | ||
| Duruflé | Requiem | ||
| December | Chapple | Magnificat | |
| Schubert | Mass in B Flat | ||
| 1998 | April | des Prés, Gibbons, Waller, Berio | 'Animal Magic' selection |
| June | Pergolesi | Magnificat | |
| Haydn | Nelson Mass | ||
| December | Bach | Christmas Oratorio | |
| 1999 | February | Rutter | Requiem |
| Tavener | Song for Athene | ||
| Fauré | Pavane | ||
| Puccini | Requiem | ||
| April | Britten | Jubilate Deo | |
| Franck | Psalm 150 | ||
| Vierne | Messe Solennelle | ||
| Parry | I was Glad | ||
| Rutter | Gloria | ||
| July | Verdi | Requiem | |
| December | Poulenc | Gloria | |
| Mozart | Solemn Vespers | ||
| 2000 | February | Duruflé | Requiem |
| April | Rutter, Vaughan Williams, Shearing | 'Brush up your Shakespeare' selection | |
| July | Mendelssohn | Elijah | |
| October | Mozart | Requiem | |
| December | Handel | Messiah (Part1) | |
| Handel | Foundling Hospital Anthem | ||
| Vivaldi | Magnificat | ||
| 2001 | March | Britten | Rejoice in the Lamb |
| Rossini | Petite Messe Solennelle | ||
| July | Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs | |
| Brahms | Requiem | ||
| December | Vaughan Williams | Dona nobis pacem | |
| Puccini | Messa di Gloria | ||
| 2002 | March | Duruflé | Motets on plainsong melodies |
| Finzi | Lo, the full final sacrifice | ||
| Rutter | Requiem | ||
| July | Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius | |
| December | Finzi | Magnificat | |
| Handel | Laudate Pueri Dominum | ||
| Rutter | Magnificat | ||
| 2003 | March | Walton | Coronation Te Deum |
| Britten | Dances from Gloriana | ||
| July | CPE Bach | Magnificat | |
| Mozart | Mass in C Minor | ||
| December | Vaughan Williams | Hodie | |
| Dvořák | Te Deum | ||
| Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | ||
| 2004 | July | Bach | Mass in B minor |
| November | Mozart | Ave Verum Corpus | |
| Poulenc | Litanies à la Vierge Noire | ||
| Handel | Nisi Dominus | ||
| Mozart | Requiem | ||
| 2005 | March | Bairstow | Blessed City, heavenly Salem |
| Elgar | Great is the Lord | ||
| Wesley | Blessed be the God and Father | ||
| Stanford | For lo, I Raise up | ||
| Rheinberger | Mass in E flat | ||
| July | Monteverdi | 1610 Vespers | |
| November | Handel | Messiah | |
| 2006 | April | Bach | St Matthew Passion |
| July | Gowers | Viri Galilaei | |
| Parry | I was Glad | ||
| Rutter | Gloria | ||
| Walton | Coronation Te Deum | ||
| November | Chilcott | Canticles of Light | |
| Jenkins | Choral Suite from The Armed Man | ||
| Mozart | Regina Coeli in C | ||
| Rutter | Mass of the Children | ||
| 2007 | March | O'Regan | Dorchester Canticles |
| Lauridsen | O nata lux | ||
| Bernstein | Chichester Psalms | ||
| Fauré | Requiem | ||
| July | Bush | In praise of Mary | |
| Handel | Dixit Dominus | ||
| Vivaldi | Gloria | ||
| November | Verdi | Requiem | |
| 2008 | March | Britten | Rejoice in the Lamb |
| Finzi | Lo, the full final sacrifice | ||
| Rutter | Birthday Madrigals | ||
| July | Mendelssohn | Verleih uns Frieden | |
| Vaughan Williams | Toward the Unknown Region | ||
| Vaughan Williams | A Sea Symphony | ||
| November | Rachmaninov | Vespers | |
| 2009 | March | Lauridsen | Lux Aeterna |
| Rutter | Requiem | ||
| Rorem | Sing, my soul, his wonderous love | ||
| Whitacre | Water Night | ||
| Copland | Ching-a-Ring-Chaw | ||
| July | Handel | Israel in Egypt | |
| November | Elgar | The Dream of Gerontius | |
| 2010 | March | Bach | St John Passion |
| July | Todd | Mass in Blue | |
| Rutter | Feel the Spirit | ||
| Todd | Stay with me | ||
| November | Jenkins | The Armed Man | |
| Holst | The Hymn of Jesus | ||
| Mozart | Kyrie in D minor | ||
| Holst | The Planets | ||
| 2011 | March | Rachmaninov | Vespers |
| May | Mahler | 8th Symphony | |
| July | Britten | St. Nicolas | |
| Mozart | Requiem | ||
| November | Handel | Messiah |
Guest conductor: Jamie W. Hall
| 2012 | March | Duruflé | Requiem |
| Finzi | Lo the full final Sacrifice | ||
| Mendelssohn | Hear my prayer | ||
| Fauré | Cantique de Jean Racine | ||
| Wesley | Blessed be the God and Father | ||
| July | Elgar | The Music Makers | |
| Vaughan-Williams | Toward the Unknown Region | ||
| Parry | Blest Pair of Sirens | ||
| Parry | I was Glad |
Musical Director: David Truslove
| 2012 | November | Ireland | These things shall be |
| Ireland | Greater love Hath no Man | ||
| Brahms | Requiem |
Guest conductor: Jamie W. Hall
| 2013 | March | Britten | Jubilate |
| Britten | Rejoice in the Lamb | ||
| Britten | Hymn to the Virgin | ||
| Britten | Dances from Glorina | ||
| Pärt | The Beatitudes | ||
| Shearing | Songs and Sonnets | ||
| April | Britten | Jubilate | |
| Britten | Rejoice in the Lamb | ||
| Britten | Hymn to the Virgin | ||
| Britten | Dances from Gloriana |
Guest conductors: Jamie W. Hall & Marcus Pashley
| 2013 | July | Vivaldi | Magnificat |
| Vivaldi | Beatus Vir | ||
| Vivaldi | Gloria | ||
| Carissimi | Jephte |
Guest conductor: Howard Goodall CBE
| 2013 | November | Lauridsen | Sure on this shining night |
| Lauridsen | Lux Aeterna | ||
| Goodall | Eternal Light |
Musical Director: Jamie W. Hall
| 2014 | March | Biebl | Ave Maria |
| Gorecki | Totus Tuus | ||
| Grieg | Ave Maris Stella | ||
| Hall | As I lay upon a Night | ||
| Jackson | Salve Regina | ||
| Larley | A Girl for the Blue | ||
| Larley | Dormi Jesu | ||
| Pärt | Stabat Mater | ||
| Stanford | Magnificat Op. 164 | ||
| Tavener | Annunciation | ||
| July | Rossini | Petite Messe Solennelle | |
| November | Van Gulick | Horses: A Gift to Mankind | |
| Dyson | Agincourt | ||
| Vaughan Williams | Dona Nobis Pacem | ||
| November | Hewetson | The Birth of Christ | |
| 2015 | March | Morley | Funeral Music for Queen Mary - The first Dirge Anthem |
| Poulenc | Timor et Tremor | ||
| Purcell | Funeral Music for Queen Mary - The second Dirge Anthem | ||
| Purcell | Thou knowest Lord, the secreats of our hearts | ||
| Macmillan | O Radiant Dawn | ||
| Morley | Funeral Music for Queen Mary - The third Dirge Anthem | ||
| Bach | Komm, Jesu, Komm | ||
| Charpentier | De Profundis | ||
| Brahms | Geistliches Lied | ||
| Victoria | Officium Defunctorum | ||
| Nystedt | Immortal Bach | ||
| July | Rutter | Gloria | |
| Rutter | Feel the Spirit | ||
| Tippett | Five Negro Spirituals | ||
| November | Bach | B Minor Mass | |
| 2016 | March | Parry | Songs of Farewell |
| Fauré | Requiem | ||
| July | Elgar | Great is the Lord | |
| Mathias | Lord Thou has been our dwelling place | ||
| Rutter | Wells Jubilate | ||
| Vaughan Williams | O Clap your Hands | ||
| Walton | Coronation Te Deum | ||
| Jongen | Mass Op. 130 | ||
| November | Mozart | Mass in C Minor | |
| Charpentier | Te Deum in D Major | ||
| 2017 | April | Copland | In the Beginning |
| Whitacre | Animal Crackers | ||
| Gjeilo | Unicornis Captivatur | ||
| Horrowitz | Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo | ||
| May | Haydn | Nelson Mass | |
| July | Various | Opera Choruses | |
| September | Various | Children's matinee featuring Horrowitz, Hall and Whitacre | |
| November | Verdi | Requiem | |
| 2018 | July | Bach | Jesu Meine Freude |
| Rachmaninov | Vespers (movements 4-6) | ||
| Schütz | Jauchzet dem Herrn | ||
| Rheinberger | Abendlied | ||
| Guerrero | Ave Virgo Sanctissima | ||
| Bruckner | Ave Maria | ||
| Rossini | O Salutaris | ||
| Palestrina | Tu Es Petrus | ||
| Brahms | Geistliches Lied | ||
| November | Vaughan Williams | Five Mystical Songs | |
| Brahms | Requiem | ||
| 2019 | March | Beethoven | 9th Symphony |
| April | Various | Works on a theme of birdsong |
Guest conductor: Tim Hooper
| 2019 | July | Mendelssohn | Elijah |
Musical Director: Richard Pearce
| 2019 | November | Bernstein | Chichester Psalms |
| Lauridsen | O Nata Lux | ||
| O'Regan | Dorchester Canticles | ||
| Rutter | Requiem | ||
| December | Handel | Messiah | |
| 2020 | All concerts cancelled due to Covid-19 | ||
| 2021 | March | Concert cancelled due to Covid-19 | |
| July | Purcell | I was glad | |
| Fauré | Cantique de Jean Racine | ||
| Mendelssohn | Verleih uns Frieden | ||
| Mozart | Ave verum corpus | ||
| Bruckner | Locus iste | ||
| Allegri | Miserere | ||
| Monteverdi | Beatus Vir | ||
| Lotti | Crucifixus | ||
| Palestrina | Exsultate Deo | ||
| Poulenc | Salve Regina | ||
| Franck | Panis angelicus | ||
| Rachmaninov | Bogoroditsye Dyevo | ||
| Grieg | Ave maris stella | ||
| Parry | I was glad | ||
| November | Pergolesi | Magnificat | |
| Vaughan Williams | A Serenade to Music | ||
| Beethoven | Elegischer Gesang | ||
| Schubert | Mass in G | ||
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We are delighted to have The Rt. Hon. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma as our President.
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